#### 24.2.1 Creating a DITA XML project

Easier: use the DITA2Go Project Manager to start a new project; see §2.1 Creating a DITA2Go conversion project.

To create a DITA XML project without using the DITA2Go Project Manager:

1. Create a directory for DITA output, separate from the directory where your DITA input document is located.
2. Copy configuration file d2dita.ini from your DITA2Go config directory (see §1.3.1 Set up a framework for Omni Systems applications), or from an existing DITA2Go project, to your newly created output directory:

DITA2Go copies a new project configuration file, _d2dita.ini, to your project directory. This file contains a series of empty configuration sections. It is up to you to fill these sections with the rest of the settings required to convert your document. Use a text editor to edit _d2dita.ini; see §3.1 Working with DITA2Go configuration files.

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24.2.2 Specifying DITA output options

24.2.3 Specifying DITA version

24.2.4 Configuring the DITA DTD SYSTEM identifier

24.2.5 Substituting document format names for default names